Maureen Weathers, Board
Chair, McKenzie Willamette Hospital, reported they did an extensive search for a
partner that would have the right fit with the caring and community nature of
McKenzie Willamette Hospital. She noted Triad had met their criteria

Roy Orr, President,
McKenzie Willamette Hospital, welcomed calls and the opportunity to meet with
the Board to keep the line of communication open. He said what they are about to
embark on has significant ramifications for the community. He stated it was not
a bailout of McKenzie Willamette, but a public/private partnership.

Orr explained they will
retain their 501 c (3) organization and they will continue philanthropic
charitable activities in the community including the Festival of Trees. He said
the philanthropic efforts would now go to the community and not go exclusively
to McKenzie Willamette Hospital as it had in the past.

Orr said after they have
an appraisal of their assets and creation of the partnership, that McKenzie
Willamette would have approximately 20% interest in it. He added the proceeds in
the partnership would be based on the equity interest in the partnership. He
noted those funds would be restricted to health care and charitable services
either in the establishment or running of prescription programs for those who
are unable to afford prescriptions or services to the uninsured. He added some
organizations that created public/private partnerships have endowed nursing
scholarships to schools to make sure there are health care professionals in the
future.

Orr thought they would
finish their due diligence within 90 to 120 days. He noted they had already met
with the Attorney Generalís office and state officials and are encouraged they
have embarked on a collaborative process. He said they were in the process of
exchanging confidential information between Triad and McKenzie Willamette. He
commented they did not have time to spend on siting. He said they had
conversations with Springfield and with Eugene officials about a variety of
options. He said their attention is getting the partnership to come together. He
didnít think they would get into siting for at least 90 to 120 days.

Lininger commented that
the people he represents in Cottage Grove are concerned about the possibility of
locating the hospital within 20 miles of Cottage Groveís new hospital. He
added if there were a new hospital within 20 miles of Cottage Groveís
hospital, they would lose their critical access status that entitled them to a
higher reimbursement rate.

Orr shared that concern.
He said it wasnít clear to them their considering Glenwood as a potential
site, (moving the current location two miles west) that that would violate the
critical access hospital reimbursement. He said if it were to, it would also be
a concern.

Dwyer stated he liked
the hospital location where it is. He had concerns about the business
perspective. He commented whenever anyone becomes part of a large organization
that control is lost. He asked for a list of organizations in healthcare that
have created public/private partnerships both successful and unsuccessful. He
also wanted a list of hospitals that Triad went into that were unsuccessful. He
stated the people of Springfield deserve a hospital in Springfield. He urged
them to stay as close as possible to Springfield.

With regard to control,
Weathers commented it was an issue and they are aware of that. She said that is
why they tried to find an organization that fit their culture. She said even
though they wonít have a majority ownership, they would have equal say in the
governing board of directors of the partnership. She noted the partnership is
not owned 100% by the shareholders of Triad; it is a partnership equity in the
investment.

Orr noted that Triad is
the third largest hospital corporation in the nation. He said they will not pay
dividends, the money goes back into the hospital. He commented that many
hospitals that are failing are non-profits. He said the opportunity to form a
public/private partnership and continue the philanthropic benefit to the
community is an opportunity to Triad and they are willing to forego the bottom
line in order to continue to exist in community hospitals.

Green supported what
Triad is doing.

Morrison commented that
this was a wise choice and looked forward to future negotiations to see how it
benefits all of the citizens of Lane County.

Orr noted there are
emotional issues about the hospital but they were more concerned about access.
He said it wasnít just the travel time, but the access to the hospital in
minutes is important. He said their siting would have to deal with access by
public and employees who need to respond in emergencies.

Sorenson commented that
the taxpayers are affected by where they place the hospital. He encouraged them
to be open with the Board. He suggested possibly forming an intergovernmental
multi-jurisdictional hospital siting commission as advisory on the local
jurisdictions so they could coordinate government, private and community
problems. He asked for as many of the Triad hospitals as are listed with the
size of the communities that the hospital serves and the acreage that is
required in that community for the hospital. He asked how they could all work
together on this plan.

Orr responded the next
90 to 120 days gives them the opportunity to report back to the Board. He said
they would have a more realistic idea on moving forward with the siting.

b. Letter Ė Dredging

Morrison reported last
Friday she received an e-mail from the manager of the Port of Siuslaw regarding
the coastal ports and their funds being cut in the next fiscal year for dredging
on the channel. She said there are sports fishermen that use it and there would
be an impact on tourism. She noted with the increase in runs, to keep the
channel going out across the bar is imperative. She requested that the Board
send a letter of support to Senators Wyden, Smith and De Fazio to help not only
the Port of Siuslaw, but also other coastal ports to get it back into the
budget.

MOTION: to move that
they send a letter that includes Congressman Walden, Hooley, Blumenauer and Wu
to assist in appropriations for the port facilities on the Siuslaw River.

Dwyer MOVED, Morrison
SECONDED.

VOTE: 5-0.

6. COUNTY
ADMINISTRATION

a. Announcements

Van Vactor passed out a
handout regarding hunger in Oregon and an article from Governing Magazine.

7. PUBLIC WORKS

a. ORDER 03-2-12-1/In
the Matter of Supporting the Rivers to Ridges: Metropolitan Regional Parks &
Open Space Study.

Jeff Krueger, Senior
Planner, LCOG, explained that on a regional basis, most of the parks and open
space planning has been done at the local level with a little coordination and
that is what initiated the need for the project. He noted in November 2000, the
elected officials (Cities of Eugene and Springfield, Lane County and Willamalane
Parks and Recreation Board) met and voted by unanimous consent to initiate this
process. He said they had been working on this for the past year and a half.

Krueger stated the goals
of the project was to develop a working vision for a regional parks and open
space system and to identify implementation strategies. He added they are
included in the document. (Copy in file.) He said they developed the system to
limit the impacts to the developable lands inventory inside the urban growth
boundary. He noted they used a non-regulatory approach, as this is not a land
use plan and not a set of regulations.

Krueger explained the
definition of open space is natural areas, parks and the working landscape
(agricultural lands and lands in forest production). He added open space does
not need to be in public ownership, it provides a public benefit. He said that
land in private ownership could provide water quality and scenic benefits and
other options.

With regard to the
process, Krueger stated that MPC has been providing policy direction. He added
that Green and Dwyer had been on MPC throughout the entire process. He said they
are using seven guiding principles including: variety, scenic quality, and
connectivity. He commented they had done extensive outreach and have had two
public workshops. He said they held a design workshop last year with federal,
state and local staff who are experts in the field of park and open space to
help develop the early version of the vision.

Krueger noted that MPC
had reviewed the document last month and they recommended they bring it to the
elected officials. He said they wanted a letter of support from the elected
officials to make this an useful document. He stated they went to the Eugene and
Springfield Planning Commissions and got them to endorse the vision. He added
the Lane County Parks Advisory Committee had reviewed this and provided a letter
of recommendation.

Krueger stated their
number one strategy was relying on voluntary participation of property owners.
He commented they have limited local funding for acquisition and protection of
parks and open space and using it as matching funds for state and federal
programs. He said they are going to continue coordination with the four partners
and working with the federal and state agencies in the area.

Sorenson suggested
changes in the letter (Attachment A.) He read the corrected letter.

MOTION: to approve
ORDER 03-2-12-1 as presented with the changes in Exhibit A.

Lininger MOVED, Green
SECONDED.

Morrison had concerns as
to what this was. She asked if they move forward, how will it be implemented
with any existing adopted plans and (if it is amended) if they have to have a
public hearing. She thought it was very general.

Krueger responded they
didnít get property specific on this. He said they tried to incorporate as
much of the existing proposed open space connection. He noted a main purpose of
this was to get the general concepts and see how it fits together.

Steve Gordon, LCOG,
stated this does compliment the other plans and it does not amend or refine
them. He noted it was not a land use plan that was legally binding.

Morrison commented that
at a minimum they were looking at 12,000 acres to a maximum of 28,683 acres
taken out of the land base. She added in looking at trails and bike paths, there
were an additional 132.2 miles. She identified private property owners that
would be impacted by this. She called them and asked if they participated in any
outreach programs. In five of the cases, four were not aware of what was going
on and were concerned about their property, if and when this takes place. She
said the funding sources would be almost all government money. She thought
things that were not concrete enough. She agreed it was a vision.

Krueger stated they did
an assessment on impacts of developable lands and that was a guiding principle
to limit those impacts. He noted most of the areas they identified are outside
of the urban growth boundaries on steep slopes and along the rivers and the
flood plains. He said the view shed is what was important.

Morrison asked what the
plan is for future studies and where those monies would come from. She asked how
much more money they were looking at to take this to the next step.

Krueger responded their
work has been completed and the process is to pass it on to the local
governments to implement.

Van Vactor commented
that Lane County had not participated this fiscal year due to lack of funding.

Lininger supported this
approach. He said his constituents are interested in preserving open space. He
wanted to expand the scope of the discussion to include the areas in rural Lane
County.

Dwyer commented the
quality of life and the amenities that go with the planning and vision make a
community more livable. He said the vision and plan would help if they have to
go to congress to achieve congressional appropriations from the programs they
implemented. He didnít share the concern around the open space planning.

Green supported the
plan. He encouraged the volunteers to really help so things can get done. He was
supportive of open spaces that generate revenue with activities. He also
supported sending the amended letter and seeking federal dollars that would
implement what could be done.

With regard to open
space, Sorenson asked if they needed to have a 20-year supply of certain types
of land. He asked if the communities within the urban growth boundary are on
track and if they are required to have a 20-year inventory of open space.

Krueger responded the
Willamalane Park District and City of Eugene had been dealing with this. He
noted there are standards that the National Recreation and Park Association have
established. He stated there is no recommended supply for open space. He wanted
to incorporate that into their plan.

Sorenson asked if they
had been meeting the parks need within the urban growth boundary based upon the
park acreage per person.

Rich Fay, Parks,
responded that in their methodology for SDCís they discussed the fact that
there was a fair percentage of undeveloped parkland. He said they had the
ability to take up some slack by providing parking lot areas, restrooms and
trails. He noted as the population grows, the money from SDCís could allow
them to expand capacity.

Dwyer stated there wasnít
enough revenue to operate parks. He recommended raising fees for picnics. He
noted no general fund money goes into parks, maintained by tax on automobile
rentals and money from the state on RVís and marine board grants. He commented
as the population grows there is a greater demand and a shrinking amount of
operational capital that lessens their ability to respond to the demand.

Sorenson stated that
parks and open space are at the top of his list and important to his
constituents. He asked if they wanted to do more how they could propose it as an
amendment.

Gordon responded by
supporting philosophically those types of efforts. He said it provides a
framework for things they could do in the future. He said they have to figure
out a way to have a healthy County park system. He said Lane County should work
with the cities and the other park providers in the metropolitan region. With
regard to farm and forestland, Gordon commented they donít have a good model
for working with the farmland trust and farmers to find ways for them to keep
their farms operating.

VOTE: 5-0.

b. THIRD READING AND
DELIBERATION/Ordinance No. PA 1186/In the Matter of Amending the
Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram for Property within
the Crescent Avenue Nodal Development Area, with Concurrent Automatic Amendment
to the Willakenzie Area Plan Land Use Diagram; and Adopting a Severability
Clause. (NBA & PM 1/6/03 & 1/22/03)

Jan Childs, City of
Eugene, reported this matter was scheduled for City Council action on Monday
evening but they did not get to this item before the meeting was adjourned. She
noted it had been rescheduled for February 24.

Dwyer asked if there
would be any changes that would occur to the plan that the council might make.
He didnít want to take action until the city did.

Childs responded when it
is a city initiated amendment, the Board has delayed action until after the
council finishes their action. She noted they gave the city two separate
ordinances, one for the incorporated portion of the area and one for the
unincorporated part. She stated the Board could deliberate on the unincorporated
portion and take action or roll it to a fourth reading after the city council
acts.

Dwyer stated that was
his preference.

Childs requested rolling
this item to February 26.

MOTION: to approve a
Third Reading and Setting a Fourth Reading and Deliberation on Ordinance No. PA
1186 for February 26, 2003.

Dwyer MOVED, Lininger
SECONDED.

Green asked if the Board
could receive any changes that the city council might change.

Childs stated she would
send an e-mail out informing the Board what the council does.

VOTE: 5-0.

8. CONSENT
CALENDAR

A. Approval of Minutes:
January 29, 2003, Regular Meeting, 9:00 a.m.

B. Assessment and
Taxation

1) ORDER 03-2-12-2/In
the Matter of a Refund to HMT Technology Corporation in the Amount of
$33,775.62.

2) ORDER 03-2-12-3/In
the Matter of a Refund to HMT Technology Corporation in the Amount of
$109,409.06.

C. Public Works

1) RESOLUTION AND ORDER 03-2-12-4/In
the Matter of Setting a Public Hearing for the Proposed Vacation of a Portion of
Glenada-Sand Dunes Road, Commonly Known as South Jetty Road (County Road Number
1330) Located Approximately .66 Miles West of U.S. Highway Number 101 in the
Southwest Quarter (SW ľ) of Section 34, Township 18 South, Range 12 West of the
Willamette Meridian, in Lane County, Oregon (18-12-34). (NBA & PM 1/21/03)

MOTION: to approve
the Consent Calendar.

Dwyer MOVED, Morrison
SECONDED.

VOTE: 5-0.

9. MANAGEMENT
SERVICES

a. ORDER 03-2-12-5/In
the Matter of Appointing Two (2) New Members to the Human Rights Advisory
Committee.

MOTION: to approve
ORDER 03-2-12-5, appointing Beatrice Head and Emlee Lassiter.

Dwyer MOVED, Morrison
SECONDED.

VOTE: 5-0.

10. COMMISSIONERS'
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sorenson announced the
Board would be present at Food for Lane County for unloading of food at 1:00
p.m. He added the 4H Club was having a press conference at the Extension Office
to urge businesses to contribute to large animal events. He noted the Asian
Celebration was to take place over the weekend. He attended the Jefferson
Westside Neighbors Group.

Morrison announced this
weekend was the kick off for the Rhododendron Festival. She wished Mayor Torrey
a speedy recovery on his surgery.

Dwyer reported the
Springfield Chamber of Commerce was having a discussion about the transportation
utility fee.

Green noted a group on
the PSCC was asked to make a recommendation to the policy group regarding a
budgetary impact item for LCOG and the effects of the CCA Juvenile Crime
Prevention Committee. He said they met to determine the best way to approach the
funding crisis. He commented that Lane County could absorb some of the PSCC. He
said they are looking at ways to streamline funding with LCOG and future
relationships with contracts. He announced the fundraiser Art from the Heart was
taking place at 5:30 p.m. for Head Start.

Sorenson stated he sent
an e-mail after the agenda meeting regarding the proposal made by Fleenor about
a proposed conflict of interest. He said the agenda team reviewed the feedback
and determined there is lack of interest to pursue it further. He informed
Fleenor of that decision.

Green noted on Monday
night the Eugene City Council reaffirmed itís position on the renaming of
Centennial Boulevard to Martin Luther King Boulevard. He said they gave it to
their planning commission for public hearings.

11. CORRESPONDENCE
TO THE BOARD

None.

12. EMERGENCY
BUSINESS

REPORT ON BRIDGES

Sonny Chickering, Public
Works, reported that ODOT has a problem with the bridges on I-5 with structuring
and load restrictions. He said ODOTís reaction was due to the amount of
traffic and the economic impact of I-5. He added they reacted quickly to
establish a designated detour route around the bridges. He noted the vehicles
that would be detoured are not legal load trucks, they are special-permit trips
for heavy haul trucks. He added the normal legal loads would be allowed to go
over the bridges. He stated the bridge department from ODOT indicated their
calculations would suggest a lower posting, but doesnít think it is feasible
at this time. He noted the trucking industry asked ODOT to change their focus
from a local detour to a more statewide detour route. He said they didnít
think it was appropriate for truck traffic to be detoured through Coburg or down
Sixth, Seventh or Franklin Avenues. They asked ODOT to change the proposed
route. He noted ODOT no longer wanted to use Coburg Road or Pearl Street as part
of the designated detour route. He added the board order and memorandum of
understanding as of today, no longer apply. He noted the route has been changed
to go through Monroe and Junction City.

Dwyer asked what the
capacity would be on I-105 through Springfield.

Chickering responded
ODOT stated it would be 20 to 30 vehicles per day. He added he had seen drafts
where it would be 200 to 300 vehicles.

Dwyer asked how
maintenance would be planned for damage from the increased traffic.

Chickering noted this
roadway might be put on a higher priority as far as the County suggests being on
the STIP. He added that ODOT intends to monitor traffic that is detoured and it
is their responsibility to maintain the facility. He said ODOT hoped to have
this implemented by February 23, but the Trucking Association asked that this be
delayed until March 5.

Morrison commented it
was imperative that Lane County require compensation so it doesnít impact the
system.

Chickering responded the
memorandum of understanding would serve as a template if they run into a
situation to utilize the County roads.

Sorenson asked
Chickering to e-mail the Board to update them on the detour. He asked if there
was an existing policy from ODOT or Lane County on assessing the damage created
by a detour.

Chickering stated there
wasnít an accepted methodology for doing that. He suggested one in the
memorandum of understanding. He said there were ways of calculating the
remaining life of a pavement structure. He noted they would have ODOT do a
continuous monitoring of the Armitage Bridge and the overflow bridge to make
sure they werenít doing excessive damage by the detour. He added that ODOT
believes they would have to replace all three of the bridges.

Green asked if ODOT had
identified where the funds would come from.

Chickering responded
they didnít have funds identified. He noted they have the overall bridge
replacement plan they took to the legislature, but these bridges were not
included in the plan.

Green asked what they
could do as a board legislatively to help this process.

Chickering didnít know
if the state representatives have been told about this situation.

Van Vactor suggested
they talk to Bob Pirrie at MPC on Thursday.

Sorenson asked if the
cost of engineering the bridges comes from TransPlan.

Chickering said this was
not foreseen as a need so it is not in the TransPlan.

Sorenson asked if they
needed to change TransPlan to include the cost of fixing the bridges.

Chickering responded if
they were to replace the bridges with the same number of lanes, it might not be
a problem. He stated that ODOT was interested in going through a six-lane
crossing if the bridges are replaced and in that case it would have to be added
to the TransPlan.

Sorenson requested that
after Chickeringís next communication with ODOT that he sends an e-mail to the
Board about the outcome. He also wanted an e-mail the Board could use in their
conversations with the legislators. He wanted an e-mail sent to the Board on
whether the likely expansion of the lanes on the bridges has to be included in
TransPlan.

There being no further
business, Commissioner Sorenson adjourned the meeting at 12:00 p.m.